KEX
Location Great location — 7 attractions within walking distance
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About
KEX is a hostel to stay in Portland. The hostel is close to L'Atelier and Architectural Heritage Center, about 1.3 km from Portland Union Station. The most comfortable time to visit Portland is generally June to August.
Notable stay
The KEX Hotel is a hotel at the intersection of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Couch Street in Portland, Oregon, United States. Kex is based in Reykjavík, and the Portland location is the brand's first hotel outside Iceland. In 2025, this was still their only hotel in North America. The hotel is unconnected in any way to Portland radio station KEX (1190). (via Wikipedia)
Location
What's nearby
- L'Atelier0.0 km
- Architectural Heritage Center0.7 km
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain0.7 km
- Portland Fire & Rescue Historic Museum0.7 km
- Oregon Maritime Museum0.8 km
- Portland Walking Tours0.9 km
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Within a short walk
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Portland International Airport (PDX) — 8.4 km → all hotels near PDX
- Nearest station
- Portland Union Station — 1.3 km
- Nearest beach
- Poet's Beach — 2.0 km
- Driving
- Drives on the right
- Currency
- USD
- Power
- Type A/B plugs · 120 V · 60 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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